xv, 322 pages : 26 cm

The increasing pollution of our environment as deliberate or unintentional consequences of human activities has to a great extent spoiled sensitive karst ecosystems. This has led, for example, to distortions of landscapes, to soil erosion, to increased solution processes & to input of contaminants into the underground systems. Contents: Introduction; The historical perspective; Introduction & overview of human impacts; Agricultural induced impacts; Industrial & urban produced impacts; Extractive industries impact; Karst water exploitation; Conservations of karst terranes & karst waters: The future

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-308) and indexes

Part 1. Karst waters and human activities: an overview -- 1. Introduction / David Drew -- 2. The historical perspective / Philip LaMoreaux, co-ordinator -- 3. Introduction and overview of human impacts / David Drew -- Part 2. The nature of human impacts on karst waters -- 4. Agriculturally induced impacts / Catherine Coxon, co-ordinator and main author -- 5. Industrial and urban produced impacts / Heinz Hötzl, co-ordinator and main author -- 6. Extractive industries impact / John W. Hess & Linda D. Slattery, co-ordinators -- 7. Karst water exploitation / Antonio Pulido-Bosch, co-ordinator and main author -- Part 3. Implications and conclusions -- 8. Karst water exploitation / David Drew & Heinz Hötzl -- 9. Conservation of karst terrains and karst waters: the future / David Drew & Heinz Hötzl

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